Comments on: 49

By: Eureka Springs

Eureka Springs — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:32:19 +0000

OK, half way through.. this non CD is worth at least 3.99 in the discount bin.

I hope those little glitchy sounds are a fancy way of denoting changes in tracks.. otherwise I have a problem.

By: Kevin K.

Kevin K. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:59:10 +0000

I don’t know, Jay. I’m a big fan of Waits and he actually seemed to get stronger as he got older … up to a point, but his last several releases have left me kinda cold. I agree with you about Westerberg slipping several (thousand?) notches as a solo artist, but 49:00 worked for me in a way his other releases haven’t.

Hell, I pretty much gave up on the ‘Mats after they booted Bob, so it’s been a long time since I’ve had much nice to say about their (or Westerberg’s) releases. That said, I finally listened to Pleased to Meet Me recently for the first time in ages (I loathed it when it came out — “Can’t Hardy Wait” was just fine on The Shit Hits the Fans, thank you) and I found myself enjoying it more than I ever thought possible.

Fuck, where did I put that Drunks With Guns album? This is getting embarrassing.

By: Eureka Springs

Eureka Springs — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:53:39 +0000

Ever the weary luddite here.. Tbogg blog-winked me into spending 49 cents and finally trying to download music!

Gaaaaah!!! What If I lose it? What if it doesn’t work or my connection fails? I want a hard copy, preferably in vinyl, thank you. *g*

No way I would have tried this for 60 cents!

Thanks T.. back with a review later.

By: JayBrida

JayBrida — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:05:17 +0000

You owe me 50 CENTS!

Nah, kidding. The Mats were such a touchstone to my life and Westerberg has been such a fucking unbelievable disappointment since All Shook Down (yes, I liked that one for some reason, even though it was basically him) — I blamed sobriety.

But hearing this once, and admiring the hell out of the concept, I might put him in the people who don’t/no longer drink winners circle with TBogg* and Tom Waits.

*I know T doesn’t drink. I assume he rarely if ever did. I know Westerberg used to drink. A lot.

By: Kevin K.

Kevin K. — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:28:12 +0000

I’m 29 minutes into it and already convinced it’s my favorite Westerberg solo album yet.

By: Kevin K.

Kevin K. — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:14:16 +0000

Thanks for the heads up, TBogg. If you haven’t checked out Rhino’s reissues of the Replacement’s Twin/Tone releases, they’re all great. They cleaned up the sound as much as they could, the added tracks are, for the most part, really good, and the packaging/liner notes are well done. Definitely worth getting even if you already have them and, from what I remember, the price is right, too.